Career
Bartlett captained Tasmania in the Teal Cup and was playing for Deloraine when he was picked up by the Brisbane Bears, with the 45th selection of the 1993 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft. He was used at centre half back at the Bears and spent some time as a key forward when he switched to the Lions in 1998, only after sitting out of football in 1997 with an ankle injury. He was traded to the Western Bulldogs in 2000, for Michael Martin and played 21 games for the season.